United Nations Security Council Resolution 1597

UN Security Council Resolution 1597
Swearing in judges at the ICTY Photograph provided courtesy of the ICTY
Date	20 April 2005
Meeting no.	5,165
Code	S/RES/1581 (Document)
Subject	The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Algeria  Argentina  Benin  Brazil  Denmark  Greece  Japan  Philippines  Romania  Tanzania

United Nations Security Council resolution 1597, adopted unanimously on 20 April 2005, after recalling resolutions 827 (1993), 1166 (1998), 1329 (2003), 1411 (2002), 1431 (2002), 1481 (2003), 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004), the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in order to allow temporary judges to be re-elected.^[1]

The Security Council had received a new list of candidates for temporary judges at the ICTY, and the deadline for nominations had been extended until 31 March 2005, with the Secretary-General requesting a further extension. 27 judges elected by the General Assembly whose terms were to expire on 11 June 2005 were able to be re-elected and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the statute was amended accordingly.^[2]

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)
• Yugoslav Wars

References

1. "Security Council amends statute of former Yugoslavia tribunal to allow re-election of ad litem judges". United Nations. 20 April 2005.
2. Bellelli, Roberto (2010). International Criminal Justice: Law and Practice from the Rome Statute to Its Review. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4094-0267-1.

External links

• Text of Resolution at UNHCR.org